Amusement apparatus



'T. BOLDIZZONI. AMUSEMENTAPPABATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1921.

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AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI-:11, 192|.

1,409,279. Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TEOBALDO BOLDIZZONI, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

AiviirsEMEiv'r APPARATUS. i

Appiication linea June ii, 1921@ serial no. 476,351.

T 0 all w wm t may concer/t:

Be it known that I, Trionanno BoLDizzoNi, a subject of the King of Italy, residing in N ew York, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement appa.

ia-tus, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to improvements in amusement apparatus, especially amusementk apparatus to be set up in parks and other places; for the purpose of giving patrons a ride in a conveyance to which unusual movements are imparted; for the sake ofthe sensation thus produced.

An object of this `invention is to provide an amusement apparatus which comprises a number of carriages mounted4 to revolve bodily around a central axis in engagement with tracks or rails encircling saidl axis;V

with conveyaiices in which passengers are to be seated supported Vupon or 'coupled to said carriages; one of said tracks being sorcon= structed that-it cany be made to Vpresent a level or undulatory top; sothatfeach carriage can be rocked as it revolves around said axis or made to revolve, without rocking,at will.

VA further object of this invention is vto ment of my invention now known tome;`

and the novel features of myinvention are pointed out in the'appended claims. This` specification however is explanatory onlyA and I may vary the shape, size and arrangement of the parts of the apparatus shown4 herein to the full extent indicated by the general meanings of the terms in which the claims are expressed.

On the drawings: Y Figure l is a top plan of the mechanism of an amusement apparatusv according to my invention.

Specification of LetterslPateii't.

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of the apparatus vmust Patented Mar. .'14, 1922.

Figure 2 shows in lonfgitudinal section the central standard thereo i Figure 3 is aview showing parts of an ad,` Justable track utilized in the practice of my invention.V Y i l Figure 4 is a view ofpart of the apparatus showing particularly a revolving carriage included in same.

Figure is a top view showing how the apparatus will appear whenset up in readiness for operatic-ii; and

F igureA 6 vls va top -view ofthe apparatus set up for operation and use in different manner. 'A

Figure 7 shows"diagrammat'ically'the full movement given by the'jp'rincipalparts ofthe apparatus..V

Figure 8 lshows Figure) presents an isometric view ofa throughout fr .one i of the iconveyances V y. .Y n e saineiiumerals identify the same parts *Anumber Aof base members are indicated at l; the'same'being arranged toextend orv radiate outward. from a common 'centre at wnichus' a central supportind'standard 2 which rests upon the' nnerenc of vtlie'mem- .Y

vbers l, and about, ,which theimportant parts l revolve. vThe meinbehrs also supportl .the outer rail 3 andinner rail 4 which encircle the standard- 2, the outerrail having a` straightgoi' level top, while. the inner rail .is adjustable siield. The standard 2 carriesnear its lower end, and above the base thereof a rotarvf head which rests upon ashoulder 6 of thie standard, and this head is provided with a number of y radiallyV extending sockets or bearings 7, which receive the inner ends of a number of shafts 8.

These shafts are fixed at their innerfends in thesockets Tand do not turnatherein, al.- though they Vmay revolve bodily with the head 5 around the standard when theapparatus is in operation. Ont-he outer These wheels can turn freelyon the shafts 8 and by making wheels 9` rotate, the shafts 8 andhead 5 can be caused to revolve about A ends of y these shafts are mounted wheels 9,V which rest upon the outer rails y3 andmaintain the shafts out of engagement with the 'raileq n. and can bei.,` 'A caused to present either -a straight or levelfV top, or an uneven or` undulatory top,f as de-V the standard 2 as an axis. Adjacent the Wheels 9, each of the shafts 8 Vmounts a carriage 10, which bears an electric motor 11, attached to a support 12 on the carriage 10. The gear 13 on the shaft of this motor may mesh with another gear 14, encircling each shaft 8, and rigid with the Wheel 9 thereon, hence when the motors revolve, the Wheels 9 are turned and the shafts 8 and they head 5 revolve about the standard 2 by reason of the driving effect of the Wheels 9 engaging the outer rail 3.

The carriage 10 pivota-lly mounted on each shaft or part 8 has a pair'of bearings 15, both of which receive the outer end of shaft 8 and between which the Wheels 9 and gears 14 are located. Each carriage also has a pair of legs 16, which flank the lnner bearing 15 and have on their outer ends rollers or Wheels 17 which rest upon the top of the inner vrail 4, so that the carriage engages with the rail 4 at a plurality of points. On top of each carriage 10 is an upstanding or substantially vertical journal or pivot 18 which engages a rocking beam or member 19; and to the outer endofeach beam 19 may be coupled a conveyance oncar 20 to receive passengers. The legs and other parts of the carriage are all Asubstantially and in effect rigid 'with one another. n

lThe inner rail'4 is of a'special design and constitutes one of the important parts of my invention. It is made up of a number of movable sections 21, in the form of beams mounted adjacent their midpoints onz pivots or j ournals22, supported by bearings 2301i the base members; When these sections are manipulated so asto be in horizontal position with their upper faces invline,.the top of the rail 4 will be plane or level throughout, but When the sections are adjusted so ask to elevate them at one end and depress them at the. other, the rail 4vvill be undulatory and isthen kcapable of causing the legs 16 of thel` carriagesy 10 to move up anddown and koscillate or rock the carriages around shafts 8 as axes as the carriages travel on the two rails. See especially Figure 3. For the purpose of adjusting the sections of the inner rail or track 4, l provide members or levers 24y in line with the adjacent ends of each pair of sections and connected to each of said ends by a. link .25. The end of the sections 21 must be connected by links 26, which are more or less curved on their upper edges at its top face: so that, Whether the track 4 is level or undnlatory, no spaces between the adjacent ends .of any tivo of the sections 21 will exist. The levers are mounted on pivots similar to the pivots 22, carried by bearings similar to the bearings 23, but located inside Vofthe inner rail'4, and at their inner Vends the levers'extend into openings in thebase of the standard 2 and are pinned to lugs 27 carried by' ay member or head 28. This head has a threaded central bore 29, and the standard 2, Which is hollovv, has on the inside thereof a longitudinally extending shaft 30. The loiver end of this shaft is threaded as shown at 31, and this end engages the bore. 29 of the head 28.v The other end of the shaft projects above the top of the standard and bears a fixed Wheel 32 by which the shaft can be turned to move the head up and down and thus raise or lower the inner ends of the levers 24. Any suitable means such as fixed keys 33 on the bottomof the standard 2, to engage a groove in the shaft 3VO may be employed to prevent the shaft from mov-l ing up and down While allowing it to be turned freely.

Jtence the operator by grasping the Wheel can turn the shaft 30 and thus cause the head 28 to move up or down when he desires to adjust the inner rail 4. the head 28 be raised or lowered the sections 21 remain in the positions which are given to them Whenthe apparatus is put in operation; and as motors revolve, the shafts 8 and head 5, the Wheels 1T, which are about as far apart as the lengthrof one of the sections 21, roll ,along the top of the inner rail 4 andthus rock the carriages 10-`and the beams 19 on top of same. rlhe shafts 8 constitute pivot-s' for supporting the car-V riages 10, eachpivot extending transversely of the track4, andeach carriage engages the track4 to the front land rear of. the carriage; at the points Where the rollers 1T are located. Track4may be regarded as supportingone side of Ythe carriage and track-8th@ other sidethrouglifthe roller 9 and shaft 8. Of course the levers 24 are set before the operationv .of the apparatus begins.; asthey' cannot be adjusted to chantre the top of the track 4 when the carriages V10 arc moving. Gf course the links 26 are so secured to the sections 21 that the rlinks may slide a little on the ends of the sections as they are `moved up or down; as by employing a pinand-slot connection of these parts. 1 Y

The links 26 join allthe sections 21 at their ends, thus making as many junctions as there are sections, While the arms or levers 24 are loeatedat each alternate junction ol' the sections 21. There may be two links 26` at each junction, one on the inner face and the other on the outer face of the track 4, as shown in Figure 1; though only one such link at each junction is indicated in Figure 3. The sections 21 may bear fixed pins and thelinks 2G slots to unite the sections21 at their ends; andl Where the members 24k arev placed, the links 25 are shoivnfas attached to the ends of the links 26 by the saine pins as are carried by the sections 21 to engage the slots of the links 26.

I also provide for giving each of the rocking beans 10 an oscillatory movement on the journals 18.

lllhether For this purpose l mount on roo il c

each of the shafts 8 a slidable element or sleeve 34 between the head 5 and the carriage; and a spring 35 between the carriages 10 and the sleeve 34 normally forces this sleeve towards the standard 2. Each sleeve will be connected by a link 36 to the adjacent rocking beam 19; suitableparts being employed to unite the link to the beam at one end and the'sleeve at the other.

The shafts 8 maybe squared alongthe portions of the lengths thereof which are engaged by the sleeves 34 so that the sleeves can slide but cannot turn on these shaftsyand on the top of each sleeve is mounted on a suitable pivot or journal a friction roller 37. Encircling the standard '2, at the level of the rollers 37 isa collar 38 carrying a number of rollers 39. This `collar rests upon a shoulder 40 on the standard 2 just above the head 5, and is held stationary on the standard; hence it does not interfere with the rotation of the head 5.. Above the collar 39 is a second collar 41 having the same number of anti-friction rollers 42. This second collar 41 is adjustable above the standard 2, which it encircles loosely; andcarried by this collar is a pin 43 which projects through a circumferential slot 44 in the side of the standard and is made fast on its inner end to a tubular shaft 45 inside the standard and enveloping shaft 30l This shaft 45 extends upward beyond the top of the standard, and to its upper ends is fixed an ad justing lever 46. This'lever has al pivoted. catch-47 which enables it to engage rack teeth 48 on the outside of the standard to hold the lever, and therefore fthe shaft 45, together with the collar 41, in any desired position.

Hence, when theY motors 11 revolve the wheels 9 andcause the carriages 10 to move on the rails 3 and 4 around the standard 2, not onlymay the carriages be oscillated to rock thev beams 1,9V about the shafts 8, but also the rollers 37 as they *successively .engage with the rollers 39 and 42, willimpart a reciprocatorj,T movement to the sleeves 34. Hence the sleeves serve as operating elements to actuate the beams 19. The rollers 3T will be of suficient thickness to engage both the rollers 39 and rollers 42, although the rollersI 42 are a little above the rollers 39. Asthe sleeves are moved outward by the rollers'37, and inward by the springs '36.v when the rollers 37 are between the rollers on the collars, the links 35 are pushed and pulled to oscillare the beams 19 on the journals 18, as willbe understood. `Vlien the lever 4G is manipulated to turn the upper collar 41, the rollers 42 can be brought into alinement with the rollers 39; then the space between successive rollers engaged by the roller 37 will be greater and the range of movement of the sleeves 34 will be longer. Therefore the oscillation of the beams 19 on 1he journals 13 will be widerl and longer. But by turning the shaft 45 t0 movel the rollers 42 over the spaces between rollers 39, the move#` ment of the sleeves 34 will be increased in Vtions ofthe beams 1 The slot 44 is indicated most clearly in i r.Figure 1, which shows the standard in cross section aboutV at the level of the upper col-v lar 41.

' I providethe standard2near the top thereof with another shoulder 40, upon which may rest a bearing plate 49 constituting the centre of the fioor or platform 50. This platform covers the mechanismof the amusement apparatus; extending from lthe standard out beyond the ends of the carriages 10; and it may be provided with a circular wall or enclosure 51 surrounding the upper end of the standard for theconvenience of the operator who stands on this platform and manipulates the wheel 32 and the lever 46. Beyond the platform 50 is a lower stage or platform 52 .connected tothe platform 51 by means of a webV 53; and the outer ends of 'the shafts 8 may engage openings in this web; so that, when the carriages 10 revolvev the. two platforms 50 and 52k may likewise turn about the standard 2. The beanie 19- may have their inner ends under thecentralplatform 50p', and just a little below the bottom of same, while their opposite ends project beyond the circumference of the plat# form 50 and extend out above thejupper surface off the platform52. f' Openings of'suiflcient size to give clearance vto thebeams19inay be provided in the web 53'; and vany suitable way of joining the oors 52 fand -50A together; as by flangingfthev upperfedge of the web 53 to` unite it to the floor 50 and using brace or angle 'irons'to connect .the lower-edge of the web. 53 to the .floor 52may bef adopted.

The platformk 52 may support a number of;

trucks 54, coupled to the outer ends of beams 19 by pins 55. These Vtrucks 54 will have iio casters 56 attachedl to their lower faces,the"

casters including rollers 57, so that thetrucks may movel abouton the platform 52. At the middle of reach truck will be an openinof to receive 'a journal 58 extending from the bottom plate 59, which supports the car 20. This car may have any preferred shape, with longitudinal ortransverse seats, or it may be round with a ring of seats as shown, for instance in VFigure 5. Encircling each journal 58fis a loose gear; see Figure 8, presenting a car in section; this gear lying between tlie bottom plate 59 and the truck 54. This gear- 60 is engaged by a segmental rack 61 on the end of the beam 19 and it carries a pair of pawls 62 to engage a ratchet wheel G3 fast to the journal 58, below theV bottom plate Ball bearings for the upper andA lower faces et the gear 60 are shown at 6l. A nut on the lower end ot the journal,

which is threaded, holds the truck and carV together.

etiveen each pair ot rockbeams 19V may place an arm 65, securing it toa pivot or journal 66, which may project from the lower tace of the floor or the upper face of the platte in 52 near the circumference thereof. These arms extend outward above the stage 52 and between their pivoted and reeends they are joined by links 67 to the beams 19. rlhe outer ends of these arms 65 are also coupled to cars 2O and carry at theirI outer ends racks similar to the racks 61 above mentioned. These cars QOmay bev ot the same construction as the ones attached tothe beams 19, or the pavvls 62 and ratchets 63 may be omitted g and-the gears may be made rigid ivith'the journals 58.1.-In such a case only a single ball' bearing 64, betvveen the gear 60 and the truck Willbe neces sary. llfhen the arms swing' on their pivots the teeth ot tne racks V61 ivill oscillate the cars 20 coupled tothe 'arms 65 in both directions on journals 58 as laxes g kWhile the samecmovementof the'beams 19 on the journals 18 ivill'cause the teethotthe racksv 61 at the outer end of these fbeams'to act upon the loose gears 60,k in such manner that the pawls 62 vvill turn ratchets 63 intermittently; hence the gears at the outerv f there will be fourfsuchfarms and beams, as

Will'be understood; or anotherfnumber may be adopted if preferred.

In operation, With the :cars 20 coupled to both the beams 19y andl the arms 65, the wheel 32 is turned as to make top ot the inner rail perfectly level. Then, when the current` is turned on and motors 11 revolve, the.-v ivheels 9 and the other parts, such as thev shafts 8, the rails, the standard, the head 5,

etc.. ter enabling the carriages to revolveV about the central axis, co-operate to move the carriages around the standard Q'on the tracks 3 and et and the only motiony givento the beams 19 and the arms 65 Will be an cscillatory motion on their pivots. Of course openings are also provided in the web 58 to' give clearance to the Varms 65. The carriages at. his time are not rocked with the shafts, but the cars 2() Will be pulled about and the oscillation ot the beams 19 and arms 65 by the parts tor moving sleeves 34, as the rollers 37 and springs 35, as they revolve around the standard Q- .will throw ory jerk the trucks 54 with the cars 2O thereon, back vand forth and at the same time give to the ment of the beams 19 in addition to their oscillatory movement about the journals 18, the trucks 54 may be detached or uncoupled from the outer ends of these beams and a structure resembling aboat .tor example may be secured to thetops ofthe rocking beams 19. term 5() may be formed so aste provide spaces to receive one end ot the boat, the

boats being indicated at V69 vand the spaces at T() on `Figure 7. Then before the current is' turned on tortlie motors 11 the operator can turn the Wheel 32 so as to move the shaft 30 and` operate the inner ends ot the levers Hence the links 35 Willi-depress one end et each section 21 and elevate the other end, so as to make the track l consist of elevationsv andA depressions and thus rock ltheV carriages 10.-r rllh'eboatv 69` will therefore be rocked from side to side., and `atthe same time'the boivandstern' will be'svvung in and out towardsthe standard 2 as indicated in' Figure V7. At this V time the trucks 54 andttlieacars 2O attached to the ends or" arms 65 may-remain 1n service' it desired, Yand tliey may be arranged soy that they will oscillate in both directions' shown, or .intermittent-ly. in one"- direction the samev as the trucks and cars fattaclied to theV beamsf19 in 'Figure 5, orA

some in one. Way and some. in another.` VThe links 67 may engage loosely-'the pins which join them to the arms 65 and beams 1 19, so that Whenvthe beams 19 rock with the carriages 10 and esci late on their. pivots 1S at the same time, they mayv still'operate the arms 65. As is understood "the shafts 8 are not all'ected by the'tracke; since the shafts 8 do not rock but revolve only about the standard 2, being livedV at their inner ends to the head 5.

Ot course arms 65f-may be omitted to'- gether, With the trucks 54 and cars 2O coupledto same, when the rocking beams 19 carry the boats 69,"or they may be -usel in combination VwithV such boats ;f but when boats are employed the cars and trucks at the ends et the beams 19`ca-nnot be utilized.

The spaces 70 may be closed byl movable sections, not shown', when the boats 69 are not in service and only cars and" trucks attached tothe outer ends ot both beams 19` and arms 65 Vare in service..

Ot course the shaft 30 may also be provided With a catch similar tolcatch All' to engage the rac-k teeth on standard 2 and thus hold shaft 8O securely and make the ln such case Vthe upper plat-v sections .21 of the rail l maintain any position given them; iii suoli a catch is required.

have also .found that bydisconnecting the levers 24; from the sections 21, leaving the ends of the sections joined by the connecting elements 26, the carriages 1() will receive a rocking movementby virtue'ot' the i'act that the rollers 1G as they pass over the sections, will force the ends of the sections to move up and 'down as the weight of the carriage falls to one side or the other oi the pivots 22, and the track 4 can be used accordingly, if desired. 'This action is due to the rollers 17 being as iai' apait as the length of one section 21.

Figure 5 shows how the Vapparatus will look when viewed from above; this Figure showing the apparatus in vtop plan with two cars supported on the lower floor 52, as in TEigure 1; only half the apparatus being presented-for purposes of explanation. l i

f desired, instead of mounting only conveyances resembling boat-s on the beams 19, one or more conveyances resembling vautomobiles may also be used, as indicated in VFigure 6, this viewbeing -like Figure 5, showing the apparatus in topv plan, but with boats and automobiles in alteration, and without any cars 20 on the lower' floor 52. r.Elie conveyances resembling automobiles indicated at 71 may be supported by aiiixing cross bars to the beams 19. The'inotions given to the boats orimitation automobiles by the beams 19 when the beams rock the carriages .1Q and are also oscillated` about the pivots 18 are indicated in Figure' 7, where the vertical arrows show the rocking motion given bythe carriage 10 land' the horizontal arrows show the oscillating inotion imparted by the link 25. i l

The wall 51 maybe supported on a base 72 resting upon a collar 73 having hub'fr' secured by a'iasteiiing bolt '75 to the standard 2 just above the upper platform 50. `With such a construction the attendant is enabled to remain 'at-the standard 2 when the apparatus is in operation and manipulate the lever 116 so as to Vadjust the parts for varying the oscillation of' the beams" 19 while the ride is in progress; the base 72Y and wall 51 beingstationary because they are fixed to the standard and do not revolve with the vplatforms 50 andl 52 under them.

To supply current to the motois11, anysuitable arrangement of fixed and movable justable track to be engaged by the carriage a part for pivotally mounting the carriage, said part and said carriage being supported to revolve together about an axis,fsaid part being maintained out of engagement with the track, said track in one position ofA adjustment presenting anfundulatory top to enable thecarriage to lrock on said part without affectingl said part, as'the carriage travels on the track, and in another position of adjustment presenting .an even top to enable the carriage to travel without such end with their extremitiesY connected, A.levers joined to said sections, said levers being o'on nected together, and amember for operating said` levers simultaneously? to adjust said sections. l i

4f; The combination of a'inember mountedto oscillate, an elementtoimpart oscillatory movements to said member, and adjustable parts for suceessivelyzengaging saidelementV and varyingtlie oscillations of'said member;

5. The combination of'a member, afrsubstantially Avertical pivot for oscillatably mounting said member, a part for supporting saidfmember andrsaid pivot to revolve bodily vabout an axis, ane-element m'ovably mounted on ysaid part- 'to actuate lsaid mem# ber, and parts to operate said veleinentier continuously revolves about said axis. g

6. The combination of ameinber mounted to oscilla-te, a movable operating element,"a link connecting said element to said membei', a shaft on which said element isinounted, a spring for moving the element' in one oscillating said'meinber as it y i i* i direction, Aand a plunalityof rollers spaced V apart rand acting successively-to push the element in the opposite direction, whereby said member' will "be oscillated.

Ty-The combination of an V'oscillatable member, a truck lpivotally coupled yto theV end of saidinember,` a car rotatablycarried by the truck, andiconnectionsbetween the end of the member and the car to move the car on 'the truck when' said memberoscil-l lates'.`

'8.' The Combination: van oscillatable" membena truck pivotally coupled to one end of said member, a car rotatably mounted on the truck, and connections betweenv the member and the car for oscillating the car on the truck as the member oscillates.

9.V The combination of a shaft mountedV to revolve about an axis at one end, a carriage mounted on theshaft at the opposite end, a

member, mounted on ythe carriage to oscillate about a pivot, an undulatory track to rock the carriage as the carriage and shaft revolve, an` operating element on the shaft, a link connectingthe element and the memb.er,and. parts lcomprising rollers lspaced apart about said aXisto actuatethe element and oscilla-te said member as the carriage revolves and rocks in its revolving movement about said axis. f

10. The combination of a shaft mounted to revolve about an axis at one end, a carriage supported on the shaft at-the opposite end, a member pivotally mounted on the carriage, an operating element mounted to move on the shaft, a link connecting the element and the member, an undulatory track to rock the carriage as it revolves, and parts comprising rollers to actuate the element and` oscillate the. member as the Vearriage revolves -aboutssaid axis and rocks. on the shaft, some ot` saidrollers being adjustable to lva-rythe. extent and frequency 'of the voscillatory movement of the member.

1.1;.v The combination of a shaft mounted to revolve about an axis at one end, a carriage mounted upon the opposite end of the shaft to revolvetherewith, an undulatory track torock the carriage lon said shaft as it revolvesv with same, a member pivotally mounted on the carriage,;.an`operating element mounted to move onsaid sli-att, a link connecting the element tothe member, and partsv comp-rising rollers spaced about i said axis to actuate the -elementand oscillate the member in addition to therocking movement given to it bythe carriage, thetrack comprising pivoted sections arranged end to end, and a member with connections to said sections to vary the undulatory effect ofthe track, or makey the top of said track perectly level so`as to'` prevent rocking move ment of the carriage. s

r12. Amusement apparatus comprising an undulatory track, acarriage in engagement with the track, a part providing a pivot extending transversely of ythe trackthe carriage being movably supported on said pivot to enable it to be rocked on the'pivot by the track as the carriage travels on the track.

13. Amusement apparatus comprising an undulatory track, said track including a plurality of. sections pivot/ally mounted between their ends and having theirextremities .con-

; nected, and a carriage to engage the track adjacent the front and rear of the carriage,

to ybe rocked by said sections, the distance inode-7e ybetween the` points of engagementof the carriage with the track being substantially equal to the. length of each of said sections.

14. The combination of a movable cai riage, a member on the carriage and movable relative thereto, anV operating element for the member, andan undulatory track for the carriage, the carriage engaging the track at a plurality of points to be .rocked by the track as. it travels thereon, whereby the rocking movement of the carriage can be added to the movement 0l. said member. p

15. The combination ot a movable carriage, a movable member on the carriage and means for. moving said member relative thereto, and a track 'for the c-trriage'sliaped to rock the carriage as it travels, whereby the rocking movement of the carriage can be added to the movement-ot said member,

and parts for regulating the movement of Y said member krelative to said carriage.

16. The combination of a movable carriage, a movable member on the carriageand means for Vmoving saidmember relative thereto, a track for the carriage adjustable to cause theV carriage to rock as it travels and permit the rocking Vmovement of the car-vk riage to be added to the movement oi said member, or to permit the carriage to travel without rocking, and partsfforvarying,the movement of carriage.

- 17; Amusement apparatus Vcomprising central post, an endless track encircling said post, a carriage torun upon said track, the track being-composed Vof sections arranged end to end,fpivots between said vends for adjustably mounting the sections, and oper-` ating members disposedto-engage the secthemember relative to the' tions betweensaidvpivotsl to adjustfthe 'sections and makethe track level 0r undulatory.

18. Amusement lapparatus comprising a central post, an endless track encircling said post, a carriage to runon said track, the track being composed of sections arranged end to end, pivots between said ends for adjustabljv mounting the sections,and operat-` TEOBALDO 'BOLDIZZONL 

